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rare vent art from a few months ago

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AO3 Etiquette

It would seem a whole new kind of AO3 reader/writer is emerging and it is becoming clear not everyone quite understands how the website community works. Here is some basic guidance on how most people expect you to go about using AO3 to keep this a fun community archive that funtions correctly:

Kudos is for when the story was interesting enough to make you finish reading. If it sucked or was badly written, you probably left. If you finished - you kudos.

If you liked it, you should comment. It can be long and detailed or a literal keysmash. Writers don't care, we just love comments.

No critisism unless the author has specifically asked or agreed to hear it. Even constructive critisism is a no-no unless an author note tells you it's okay. Many people write as a fun hobby or a way to cope with, among other things, insecurity. Don't ruin that for them.

Do not comment to ask the author to write/update something else. It's tacky and off-putting and will probably have the opposite effect than the one you want.

There is no algorithm, it's an archive. Use the search and filter function to add/remove the pairings/characters/tropes etc. you want to read about and it will find you the fics that fit the bill.

For this to work, writers must tag and rate stories. This avoids readers finding the wrong things and missing the stuff they want. I don't care how cringy that trope is in your eyes - it gets tagged.

Character A/Character B means a ROMANTIC or SEXUAL relationship of some kind. Character A&Character B is PLANTONIC, like friendship or family.

Nothing is banned. This is an implicit rule because banning one thing is a slipperly slope to banning another and another, until nothing is allowed anymore. Do not expect anyone to censor for you. Because of the tags system, you are responsible for your own reading experience.

People can create new chapters and sequels/fic series any time after they "complete" a story. So it's considered perfectly normal to subscribe, even to a finished story. You can even subscribe to the author instead just to cover your bases.

Do not repost stories or change the publishing date without an extremely good reason (like a complete top to bottom rewrite). It's an archive, not social media. No one cares what's the most recent, only what fits their tag needs.

Avoid deleting a story you wrote if you hate it - orphan it so others can still enjoy it, without it being connected to you anymore.

This is a creative fanfiction archive. No essays on your insights or theories please. There are other places for that.

I KNOW there's plenty more I missed but I'm trying to cover most of the basics that people seem to be struggling with.

I invite anyone to add to this, but please explain, don't berate.

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yes friendship is amazing but if you and your bestie have parallels to patrochilles then you are Gay

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What do you mean this isn't a new years kiss??

#new year #good omens #good omens aziraphale #good omens crowley #good omens s2 #ineffable husbands #crowley #aziraphale #aziracrow

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I was reading a book (about interjections, oddly enough) yesterday which included the phrase “In these days of political correctness…” talking about no longer making jokes that denigrated people for their culture or for the colour of their skin. And I thought, “That’s not actually anything to do with ‘political correctness’. That’s just treating other people with respect.”

Which made me oddly happy. I started imagining a world in which we replaced the phrase “politically correct” wherever we could with “treating other people with respect”, and it made me smile. 

You should try it. It’s peculiarly enlightening.

I know what you’re thinking now. You’re thinking “Oh my god, that’s treating other people with respect gone mad!”

Happy Valentine’s Day.

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cant talk rn obsessed over the design concept of this 2017 production of pinocchio as a stage play where pinocchio is the only character played by a human actor and the rest of the cast are portrayed as puppets ,,,

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Thanks For Watching! 🦉💖

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-farts-

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ND Stevenson when presented with an angsty gay blonde-brunette best friend duo who are both brainwashed and manipulated in a military upbringing until one of them starts to question things and realizes their life is a lie but the other believes their best friend betrayed them which results in them becoming mortal enemies who try to kill each other before finally saving the world with the power of love and getting together...

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They're the same picture

If I had a nickel for everytime a blonde character say "i need you" to their animal-like lover after they decide to make a sacrifice of themselves then I'd have two nickels...which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

#it still hurts #both of them #now i need a crossover #catradora #innefable husbands

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If I had a nickel for everytime a blonde character say "i need you" to their animal-like lover after they decide to make a sacrifice of themselves then I'd have two nickels...which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

#she ra and the princesses of power #good omens #catradora #catra #she ra adora #crowley #aziraphel #ineffable husbands #shera season 5 #good omens season 2

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-farts-

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in which crowley tries to convince himself that all is not yet lost, because underneath it all, he is an optimist…

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What if what If Crowley had read Aziraphale's look then? what if he had kissed him again? WHAT THEN?

#sorry im late to the party #good omens #good omens s2 #good omens crowley #good omens aziraphale #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #i literally have an escenario in my head for this #still dont decide if it will have a bad ending or a good ending #maybe a more hurtful ending...

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anyway

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Is Good Omens meant to piss off bigots?

Or convert them away from bigotry.